Knowledge Quiz - 'My Last Duchess'

The poem is set in

• London

• Ferrara

• Rome

• Coventry

Who is Fra Pandolf?

• The Duke

• The messenger

• The painter

Who is the narrator, or speaker, of this poem?

• Robert Browning

• the poet

• a Duke

• the Duchess

Where is the Duchess?

• In the room with the speaker

• She is waiting downstairs with the rest of the company

• She has been banished from the castle

• She is dead

By the end of the poem, we know the Duke is planning a...

• hunting trip

• party

• vacation

• marriage

It is obvious that the Duke has a love for...

• objects over people.

• his late wife, the Duchess.

• all women.

• everyone in his kingdom.

The main theme of the poem is...

• gender inequality in society

• racial equality in society

• relationships are equal

• ...equilateral triangles

The poem is based on real people

• True

• False

What does the Duke suggest that the Duchess did?

• Steal his money

• Was unfaithful with other men

What is meant by the phrase "a spot of joy" in Lines 14-15?

• Brightness of the eye

• A blush

• A time of happiness

• A tear